аўгіевы стайні

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Etymology

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Compare Polish stajnia Augiasza, Russian а́вгиевы коню́шни (ávgijevy konjúšni), Ukrainian а́вгієві ста́йні (ávhijevi stájni).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈau̯ɣʲijevɨ ˈstajnʲi]

Noun

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а́ўгіевы ста́йні (áŭhijevy stájnif inan pl (genitive а́ўгіеў ста́йняў, plural only)

  1. (Greek mythology) Augean stables (filthy stables of Augeas, the cleaning of which was the fifth of the seven Labors of Hercules)
  2. (idiomatic) Augean stables (place or situation characterized by filth or corruption)

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